Daily Briefing: SGD bears brunt of yuan troubles; HBO Go now available through StarHub

And why retirement is a lot like PSLE.

• Singapore’s dollar is paying the price for being easy to sell. It’s tumbling at the fastest pace since 2001 following China’s shock devaluation as traders use it as a proxy for less-liquid currencies such as Thailand’s baht and Indonesia’s rupiah. The island state’s dollar dropped below the S$1.39 year-end estimate in a Bloomberg survey, leaving banks including Commerzbank AG, the most-accurate forecaster, and HSBC Holdings Plc rushing to review predictions. Read more here. 
• Rushing to finish studying at the last minute? Realizing then that there’s actually way too much to make up for? Don’t even know where to start because you never really went for class? The truth is retirement in Singapore can be a very similar experience for a lot of folks. Like when you don’t prepare in advance or don’t even know how to start preparing, chances are you’re going to have an epic fail. Find out more here.
• HBO Go, the acclaimed US network’s long-awaited and much ballyhooed online streaming service, is now available in Singapore, according to an announcement by HBO Asia and Singaporean telco Starhub. The service will be part of Starhub Go, a video streaming component by Starhub, which will include “a mix of HBO and Cinemax Originals as well as the latest Asian entertainment content.” Read more here.

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